Kid's Parties — November 4, 2018

Yo Ho! Let’s Go to a Kid’s Pirate Party

Kid's Parties — November 4, 2018

Yo Ho! Let’s Go to a Kid’s Pirate Party

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About a month ago over a Saturday latte, my friend Anna casually asked me if I might have some party ideas for an upcoming event to celebrate her boys 2nd and 4th birthdays. We decided to do a Kid’s Pirate Party theme, since their favorite cartoon characters live in Neverland. It took me all of 5 minutes to volunteer to design a full-on, bright and colorful party, featuring parrots, palm trees and pirate ships. After a month of planning, designing and making, this is the pirate party that evolved. It was a hit! Here are the details for the decorations and food that Anna, a few helping hands and I prepared: PALM TREE TUTORIAL in this post
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STRIPED BAGS, & CHEVRON STRAWS: Shop Sweet Lulu. KRAFT GABLE BOXES: Paper Mart 6x6x9 (the treasure chest labels are part of the printable kit). LARGE PALM TREES: Super simple DIY wrapping a pole with burlap fabric and cutting out leaves from green paper– tutorial here. TREASURE BAG: 6×8 inch Muslin bags. PARTY FOOD & DRINK: Juice boxes, sangria (for adults), lemon water, tropical fruit skewers, mini pirate bananas, fish & chips (potato chips & goldfish), pirate booty (puffed popcorn), cannon balls (meat balls) octodogs (mini hotdogs) sandwich wraps, watermelon boat and balls, chocolate cupcakes with coconut cream frosting. Cheers! ~ Lia

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44 Comments

ana October 2, 2018 at 2:05am

Dear Lia

I am trying to download but nothing happens! Can you help?

regards

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1. Lia October 2, 2018 at 9:29am
  
  @ana
  
  Can you email us more details at hello@liagriffith.com?
  
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Andrea November 28, 2016 at 11:43am

When I download the banner, the first letter, “Y” is red and the rest is in green/blue. Is there anyway to get it all the same color? Seems like it would look very strange with the first letter a different color than the rest of the banner.

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1. Lia November 28, 2016 at 1:31pm
  
  @Andrea
  
  Hi Andrea, something must be happening when you download the PDF– the entire banner is red (I just checked my files to be sure). You may want to try a different web browser, and be sure you’re downloading to your desktop (not just viewing the PDF in your browser).
  
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Katie September 22, 2016 at 7:27pm

Where did you get the stencil to put the skull and crossbones on the bags? Also the bandana DIY tutorial? 🙂

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1. Lia September 28, 2016 at 9:09am
  
  @Katie
  
  Hi Katie! I made a stencil from the design used on the pirate hat (just cut out the shape, place on top of the muslin bag, paint with red!) The bandana is just a square piece of striped fabric, edges cut with pinking shears, and folded in half to form a triangle.
  
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Nikki June 13, 2016 at 8:37am

Love everything you did! You are amazing! I’m looking forward to creating my son’s 1st birthday party with your help of great ideas! 🙂

I was trying to find the “PIRATE SCARF & EYE PATCH” but couldn’t find it.

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1. Lia June 14, 2016 at 8:36am
  
  @Nikki
  
  Thank you so much! They eye patch was just a piece of felt that I cut round to fit over the eye. For the pirate scarf I found striped fabric at my fabric store and cut using pinking shears, no sewing needed:-) Happy birthday to your sun! xx
  
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  1. Nikki June 14, 2016 at 10:14am
    
    @Lia
    
    Thank you!
    How did you attach the elastic to the eye patch, tacky glue? And for the striped fabric did you cut it as a square or triangle?
    
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    1. Lia June 14, 2016 at 1:28pm
      
      @Nikki
      
      No, I poked two small holes through the top of the patch and strung the elastic through. The fabric was a square folded in half, but cut into a triangle would work just as well.
      
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Isabel May 2, 2015 at 10:51pm

Hi, beautiful party! I was looking for the palm tree tutorial but couldn’t find it.

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1. Lia May 4, 2015 at 8:39am
  
  @Isabel
  
  Super simple DIY wrapping a pole with burlap fabric and cutting out leaves from green paper.:-)
  
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Veronica September 5, 2014 at 11:40am

Hi Lia, got the package and love it, thank you! One question, do you print the treasure chest labels for gable box in regular paper or in sticker sheets? Sticker sheet might be tricky since you can’t unglue! Just wondering how you did this, thanks 🙂

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1. Lia September 5, 2014 at 1:26pm
  
  @Veronica
  
  I used label paper for these and carefully applied them to the boxes when they were still flat. You can use regular paper and glue if you like but may not get a smooth finish.
  
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Carolyn September 2, 2014 at 11:10pm

HI LIA,

I TOO AM VERY KEEN TO PURCHASE YOUR PRINTABLES FOR A PIRATE PARTY. THEY LOOK AMAZING. DO YOU HAVE ANY UPDATES FROM ETSY? I’M IN AUSTRALIA. IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO BE PURCHASED ONLINE OR SENT VIA EMAIL?

THANKS

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1. Lia September 3, 2014 at 3:01pm
  
  @Carolyn
  
  Hi Carolyn, the Etsy shop is live again so you should be able to print directly from there. Yo Ho Ho;-)
  
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Veronica August 7, 2014 at 2:38pm

I’ve been trying to find you on Etsy but can’t seem to have any luck. When I try to go directly from here, it says -not available or something. Can you please let me know how to get to you, I’m interested in Pirate party package, thanks.

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1. Lia August 8, 2014 at 10:15am
  
  @Veronica
  
  Hi Veronica, calling Etsy right now. Hope you have a great Pirate party!
  
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Amanda August 2, 2014 at 6:23pm

Wow, that party turned out amazing! I could not find the palm tree cut out tutorial though and look forward to using the kabob holder as an idea for my son’s first birthday. Do you have the link? Also, is that styrofoam underneath the burlap? It is beautifully made, I hope I can recreate!

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1. Lia August 8, 2014 at 4:27pm
  
  @Amanda
  
  I don’t have a palm tree tutorial up yet. I did have a foam ball at the top of the tube for the leaves to poke into. The palm leaves are just hand cut.
  
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Kelly July 21, 2014 at 9:51pm

I love all of your ideas! Have you posted the palm tree tutorial yet? It looks like maybe you used burlap? I would really like to have the details! Thank you!

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1. Lia August 8, 2014 at 4:35pm
  
  @Kelly
  
  I have not and need to get to it!! I used a carpet tube with a foam ball on top. Wrapped it all with burlap strips, hot gluing as I went. I then cut large leaves from green paper while folded lengthways and glued bamboo skewers on the inside spine with the point sticking out a few inched. I then stuck the skewer into the foam to create the top of the tree.
  
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Carrie June 9, 2014 at 8:26pm

I am in love with the Palm Tree and the Kids Table Pirate Sail! Unless I am lacking sleep, I am not finding the tutorial for the Palm Tree or Table Sail. Could you direct me in the right direction?

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1. Lia June 9, 2014 at 10:29pm
  
  @Carrie
  
  I have not posted either of those so it isn’t you. . . it’s me. 😉 When is your party? I seem to have some requests for that palm tree and was thinking to get it posted pronto.
  
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Eu April 11, 2014 at 6:02pm

Where did you print everything out?

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1. Lia April 14, 2014 at 8:05pm
  
  @Eu
  
  Before I bought my Xerox laser printer for the business, I would use FedEx Office or other office supply stores that offer laser printing. The price for color ranges from 60¢ to $1 each depending on the size.
  
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Tammy February 4, 2014 at 12:45pm

Where did you purchase the striped bags.

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1. Lia February 4, 2014 at 12:47pm
  
  @Tammy
  
  I listed all the sources at the end of the post.
  
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Lacey October 14, 2013 at 11:19am

Hi, where did u get the muslin bags, also I would love to see a tutorial on how you made the ship sail and flag. Also where did u print the hats out at, thank you

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1. Lia October 15, 2013 at 1:18pm
  
  @Lacey
  
  Hi Lacey! I found these bags at a local craft store, but you can find them on Amazon. The link is in the text at the end of the post. I printed the hats at FedEx office on an 11×17 card stock. The hat designs are available in my printable kit for this party.
  
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Tammy October 7, 2013 at 11:10am

I can’t seem to find the pirate printable on Etsy and would love to purchase for my son’s upcoming party. Is there another way to get it?

Thanks!

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1. Lia October 7, 2013 at 8:29pm
  
  @Tammy
  
  Here is the link: https://www.etsy.com/listing/158725268/kids-pirate-party-kit?ref=shop_home_active
  
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Veronica August 16, 2013 at 7:23pm

Everything was so cool Lia!! I love the octodogs they make me smile 🙂

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1. Lia August 17, 2013 at 10:27am
  
  @Veronica
  
  They are fun! It was a hoot to plan. 🙂
  
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Lois August 5, 2013 at 10:05pm

Thanks Lia! Liv is going to think she’s famous. It was an amazing party!

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1. Lia August 6, 2013 at 10:11am
  
  @Lois
  
  She is! 😉 Thanks Lois, I had a great time doing it.
  
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Anna August 5, 2013 at 2:58pm

We LOVED it!! It was an amazing party, would highly recommend for any little pirates out there:)

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1. Lia August 5, 2013 at 3:26pm
  
  @Anna
  
  It was a lot of fun! Thanks for letting me make your backyard into a pirate island. 🙂
  
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Lisa August 5, 2013 at 9:49am

This is AWESOME! I’m sure any child would love this for his/her birthday!

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1. Lia August 5, 2013 at 11:20am
  
  @Lisa
  
  Thanks Lisa! I think I want it for MY birthday too. haha.
  
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Lisa August 5, 2013 at 9:08am

Oh my goodness, Lia, it turned out AMAZING!! So much for just “whipping something up”. 🙂 I’m totally in love with the printables, too…the colors, patterns, and graphics are all just perfect. Well done, my friend!! 🙂

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1. Lia August 5, 2013 at 11:21am
  
  @Lisa
  
  Thanks Lisa! I totally got into this party. Arrrr. 😉
  
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